Antifriction-hanger.



C. l. NULL & H. P. RAAB.

ANTIFRICTION HANGER.

APPL|CAT10N FILED AUG.17. 1914.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

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-;.S NULL AND JP.

ANTIJERICTION-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

I J. i Patten-ten! Dec. i123.

' llpplieationfiled August 1'7, 191%. Serial No. $57,217.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that we, CHARLES 1. NULL and HERMAN P. RAAB, citizens of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion, State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Antifriction-l-langers; and We do hereby declare the tollowingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make'and use the same. I

lhis invention relates to improvements in hanging and supporting'devices, and par ticularly to a device for supporting a porch or lawn swing.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple and comparatively cheap device of this character which is noiseless in its operation. v

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. 5 lln the drawings: Figure 11s a vlew showmg ourinvention 1n applled positlon. Fig.

2 is an enlarged side elevation of one ofthe hangers. Fig. 3'is a vertical transverse sectional'vlew on the line 3-3 of l lg fl l1 1g. 4. is a vertlcal section on the llne 1-4 of l ig. 3.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents a yoke in the upper crossed member of which 1s disposed-a screw lladapted to be *driven into'the joist of a porch ceiling or into the limb of a tree. In the lower ends of'the-arm's ofthe yoke are formed openings which receive the ends of a shatt'lQ, theends of this shaft being secured in any suitable manner against longitudinal movement out of the arms of the yoke. Formed in this shaft intermediate its ends is a circumferential groove 13 which i forms one portion of a ball race. Disposed. concentrically around the shaft 12 is a ring let to the opposite side faces of which are secured the flat rings 16. The central opening in each of the flat rings 16 is slightly smaller than the'central opening of the rinlig" 14 so as to provide a race for the ball bearings. Disposed between the shaft 12 andrubbing ot the hook in the ordinary station ary ring or eye. The halls and race can be easily oiled, as they are exposed to view from the side of the device. Thus is produced a simple and efficient device which. will be smooth and noiseless in its .action. and which can be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost. What is claimed'is:

A device ofthe class described comprising a yoke,"a shaft fixed betweenthe arms thereof, said shafthaving a peripheral groove formed centrally in its outer i'ace,-an oscil latable ring encircling the shaft over the groove, bearing balls disposed in the groove, and a pair of rings encircling the shaft on opposite sides of and secured to the ring to confine, the ballswithin the groove and to I prevent the'ring moving toward the arms. k an testimony whereoi, we athn our signaw tures,' in the presence of two witnesses.

.QHlERltlllhl l Witnesse-sr is f l JOHN K. lllclinanr, I

A. B. Goonnr.

CHARLES l1. Nll '1 1 

